University of Massachusets Athletics
2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster
LaDere, Lauren
Lauren LaDere
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way East
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
Bio
2020-2021: Outdoor: Claimed fourth in shot put with a mark of 44’2.5” at New England Championships (5/15) … Placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 46’0” at A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/01-02) … Finished second in shot put with a throw of 47’5.25” improving her No. 5 all-time mark at tri-meet against UVM and Hartford (4/18) … Landed third in shot put at 42’0.5” at quad-meet against BC, BU, and Quinnipiac (4/09) … Placed second in shot put with a toss of 40’1” at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).
2019-20: Indoor: Was seventh in shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/1) with a toss of 42 feet, 11.75 inches … Earned silver in shot put with a throw of 48 feet, 5.25 inches to move up to second all-time in the program's record book at the New England Championships (2/1) … Captured seventh in shot put (43'1.75") at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24) … Took second in shot put with a new No. 3 all-time mark in the UMass record book with a PR of 46 feet, 1.50 inches and was eighth in weight throw at 49 feet, 3.75 inches at the Sorlein Invitational (1/18) … Placed eighth in shot put at the Alden Invitational (12/7) with a toss of 41 feet, 8.5 inches for a new personal best.
2018-19: Outdoor: Claimed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 45 feet, 3 inches at the New England Outdoor Championships (05/10-11) … Throw of 44 feet, 6 inches in the shot put was good for third place at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (05/04-05) … Placed third in the shot put at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (04/27) … Registered a throw of 45 feet, 4.25 inches, good for third place at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/20) … Finished third in shot put at the Minuteman Invitational (04/06) … Threw a personal best of 116 feet, 11 inches in the hammer toss and received fourth in the shot put at the Black and Gold Invitational (03/29-30) … Set personal bests of 46 feet, 4.75 inches in the shot put which bettered her fifth all-time program mark and 106 feet, 6 inches in the discus at the Black and Gold Challenge (03/15-16). Indoor: Registered a toss of 43 feet, 7.25 inches to place fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in shot put (2/24) ... Finished fifth in shot put with a 42 foot, 4.75 inch throw at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet (2/9) … Threw 42 feet, 6.25 inches in the shot put, good for a 10th place finish at the New England Indoor Championships (02/01-02) ... Claimed third in shot put with her toss of 41 feet, 10 inches at the Sorlein Invitational (1/19) … Placed second in shot put mark with a toss of 45 feet, 11.25 inches to improve upon her number three all-time mark and took seventh in weight throw with a personal best of 44 feet, 5.25 inches at the Alden Invitational (12/01).
2017-18: Outdoor: Finished fourth in shot put at the New England Championships (05/12) ... Took fourth in shot put at the A-10 Championships (05/06) ... Competed in shot put at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Placed third in shot put at the holy Cross Multi-Event meet (04/21) ... Was sixth in shot put at the Ocean State Invitational (04/14). Indoor: Captured a bronze medal in shot put at day two of the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/18) ... Was third in shot put at the URI Coaches Tribute (02/09) ... Finished sixth in shot put at the New England Championships (02/02-03) ... Threw 43 feet, 5.75 inches to finish third in shot put at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Took third in shot put, throwing a distance of 45 feet, 8 inches at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Placed sixth in shot put at the Dartmouth Relays with a throw of 43 feet, 9 inches (01/07).
Before UMass: Competed in track and field for Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Ill. … Earned three letters while at LWE, advancing to state in final three years … Earned all-state honors junior and senior season … Helped the Griffins’ to two conference championships and a state championship during junior campaign … Broke first school record in shot put during third year, eventually holding top marks with 42’7” for indoor and 44’0” for outdoor … Named Team MVP for field from 2015-2017, earning team captain honors for junior and senior years … Named to LWE High Honor Roll from 2013-2017, was an AP Scholar and Illinois State Scholar from 2016-2017 … Earned Seal of Biliteracy in 2016 and was a member of the National Honors Society from 2015-2017.
Personal: Born Lauren Elizabeth LaDere in Valparaiso, Ind. … Daughter of Holly Howard-LaDere and Michael LaDere … Sister of Lindsay, Gavin, Gage, and Alicia. ... Intends to major Psychology.
2019-20: Indoor: Was seventh in shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/1) with a toss of 42 feet, 11.75 inches … Earned silver in shot put with a throw of 48 feet, 5.25 inches to move up to second all-time in the program's record book at the New England Championships (2/1) … Captured seventh in shot put (43'1.75") at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24) … Took second in shot put with a new No. 3 all-time mark in the UMass record book with a PR of 46 feet, 1.50 inches and was eighth in weight throw at 49 feet, 3.75 inches at the Sorlein Invitational (1/18) … Placed eighth in shot put at the Alden Invitational (12/7) with a toss of 41 feet, 8.5 inches for a new personal best.
2018-19: Outdoor: Claimed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 45 feet, 3 inches at the New England Outdoor Championships (05/10-11) … Throw of 44 feet, 6 inches in the shot put was good for third place at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (05/04-05) … Placed third in the shot put at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (04/27) … Registered a throw of 45 feet, 4.25 inches, good for third place at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/20) … Finished third in shot put at the Minuteman Invitational (04/06) … Threw a personal best of 116 feet, 11 inches in the hammer toss and received fourth in the shot put at the Black and Gold Invitational (03/29-30) … Set personal bests of 46 feet, 4.75 inches in the shot put which bettered her fifth all-time program mark and 106 feet, 6 inches in the discus at the Black and Gold Challenge (03/15-16). Indoor: Registered a toss of 43 feet, 7.25 inches to place fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in shot put (2/24) ... Finished fifth in shot put with a 42 foot, 4.75 inch throw at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet (2/9) … Threw 42 feet, 6.25 inches in the shot put, good for a 10th place finish at the New England Indoor Championships (02/01-02) ... Claimed third in shot put with her toss of 41 feet, 10 inches at the Sorlein Invitational (1/19) … Placed second in shot put mark with a toss of 45 feet, 11.25 inches to improve upon her number three all-time mark and took seventh in weight throw with a personal best of 44 feet, 5.25 inches at the Alden Invitational (12/01).
2017-18: Outdoor: Finished fourth in shot put at the New England Championships (05/12) ... Took fourth in shot put at the A-10 Championships (05/06) ... Competed in shot put at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Placed third in shot put at the holy Cross Multi-Event meet (04/21) ... Was sixth in shot put at the Ocean State Invitational (04/14). Indoor: Captured a bronze medal in shot put at day two of the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/18) ... Was third in shot put at the URI Coaches Tribute (02/09) ... Finished sixth in shot put at the New England Championships (02/02-03) ... Threw 43 feet, 5.75 inches to finish third in shot put at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Took third in shot put, throwing a distance of 45 feet, 8 inches at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Placed sixth in shot put at the Dartmouth Relays with a throw of 43 feet, 9 inches (01/07).
Before UMass: Competed in track and field for Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Ill. … Earned three letters while at LWE, advancing to state in final three years … Earned all-state honors junior and senior season … Helped the Griffins’ to two conference championships and a state championship during junior campaign … Broke first school record in shot put during third year, eventually holding top marks with 42’7” for indoor and 44’0” for outdoor … Named Team MVP for field from 2015-2017, earning team captain honors for junior and senior years … Named to LWE High Honor Roll from 2013-2017, was an AP Scholar and Illinois State Scholar from 2016-2017 … Earned Seal of Biliteracy in 2016 and was a member of the National Honors Society from 2015-2017.
Personal: Born Lauren Elizabeth LaDere in Valparaiso, Ind. … Daughter of Holly Howard-LaDere and Michael LaDere … Sister of Lindsay, Gavin, Gage, and Alicia. ... Intends to major Psychology.
MWT&F Highlights vs. UMass Lowell and Northeastern (04/03/21)
Sunday, April 04
Senior Female Scholar Athlete Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Maroon Excellence Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Female Team of the Year SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
